Mourning for King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand: Ephemera Collection
Ephemera Collection Finding Aid
NLA CALL# TH Eph 9
Mourning for King Rama IX : Ephemera Collection
[Mourning for King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand : Thai ephemera material collected by the National Library of Australia]
Background
King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) of Thailand died at the age of 88, on 13 October 2016. A year-long period of mourning was subsequently announced. Formal Thai customary mourning practices and the cremation of the body have not yet been scheduled and may extend beyond the one-year mourning period. Following cremation his ashes will be taken to the Grand Palace and will be enshrined at one of the palace's Buddhist temples.
(Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_and_funeral_of_Bhumibol_Adulyadej)
Significant number of ephemera items were produced soon after the passing of the King; the majority of items produced by various media groups, institutions, and a few by individuals.
Content
Materials in this collection are T-shirts, badges, many special issues of periodicals, some posters, and a few household accessories. Items collected from November 2016 to present-day.
Access
The ephemera may be accessed through the Library’s Asian Collections Reading Room by eCallslip request: http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn7330624
Box 1 14 special issues of various magazines (9 issues from A Day magazine)
Box 2 9 issues of various magazine (e.g. เหรียญกษาปณ์ ร. ๙ , ธนบัต์ ร. ๙ , หนังไทยในรัชกาลที่ ๙)
Box 3 4 magazines
Box 4 3 newspapers (Daly news, Post Today & Thairat), and 2 magazine (Matichon & Dichan)
Box 5 1 black T-shirt (ฉันเกิดในรัชกาลที่ ๙ , 1 shopping bag, 2 white T-shirts (ขอเป็นข้ารองพระบาททุกชาติไป)
Box 6 2 black T-shirts (รักพ่อ) & 1 grey T-shirt (I was born in the reign of King Rama IX of Thailand)
Box 7 1 music CD, 2 double sided tape rolls, black wrist bands, fan, stickers, ribbons, earrings, necklace, 1 Thai Baht postage stamp etc (29 items)
Box 8 3 magazines special topic on Rama X; 4 Happy Christmas & New Year 2017 cards drew by Rama X Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun (มหาวชิราลงกรณ บดินทรเทพยวรางกูร)
Box 9 Thai lunch box (ปิ่นโต) with text: ตามรอยพ่อ – พอเพียง
TH Pic 52 & TH Pic 53 Special edition of retrospective photos (images) of Rama IX & Rama X.
Posters are stored in Asian Collections map cabinet- see TH Pic 52 & TH Pic 53
King Bhumibol Adulyadej: 6 poster sheet x 4 images (total of 24 images)
King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun: 4 poster sheets x 4 images (total of 16 images)
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